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[Surya Prajnapti Sutra]
... P. What is the circumference of the ocean of time, and what is its depth? A. The circumference of the ocean of time is eight hundred thousand yojanas. Its depth is one hundred and nine thousand, seventy thousand, six hundred and fifty yojanas, a little more. Gatha - One hundred and nine thousand, seventy thousand is the circumference of it. Six hundred and fifty is the depth of the ocean of time. 1. P. What number of moons have shone, shine, or will shine in the ocean of time? 2. P. What number of suns have risen, rise, or will rise? 3. P. What number of great planets have moved, move, or will move? 4. P. What number of constellations have joined, join, or will join? 5. P. What number of kodi-kodi of stars have shone, shine, or will shine? 1. A. Forty-two moons have shone, shine, or will shine in the ocean of time. 2. A. Forty-two suns have risen, rise, or will rise. 3. A. Three thousand, six hundred and sixty-nine great planets have moved, move, or will move. 4. A. Eleven hundred and sixty-four constellations have joined, join, or will join. 5. A. Twenty-eight hundred thousand, twelve thousand, nine hundred and fifty kodi-kodi of stars have shone, shine, or will shine. Gatha - Forty-two moons, forty-two suns. In the ocean of time, they move with their associated planets. One thousand and sixty-four constellations. Six hundred and sixty-nine great planets, three thousand. Twenty-eight hundred thousand, twelve thousand. Nine hundred and fifty kodi-kodi of stars.